Coronavirus
Coronavirus wrecks South Asian migrant livelihoods in Middle East
Some 900,000 stranded workers to test health care systems and economies
Economy
Natural disasters
Cyclone forces mass evacuation from India and Bangladesh coasts
First superstorm in 20 years adds to challenges amid COVID-19 pandemic
Asia Insight
Coronavirus risks pushing millions of Bangladeshis back into poverty
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's leadership severely tested by food and income setbacks
Coronavirus
India and Pakistan's 'red zones' keep COVID-19 trajectory on rise
New Delhi modifies strategy as stringent lockdown fails to flatten curve
Opinion
Bangladesh poor, Rohingya refugees most at risk from COVID-19
Country's health system already struggling before coronavirus
Economy
Bangladesh seeks IMF lifeline after record stimulus package
Cash infusion may not be enough to cushion blow from COVID-19 crisis
Coronavirus
India curbs diagnostic testing kit exports as virus spreads
Coronavirus cases in the South Asian nation topped 3,350
Coronavirus
Bangladesh confirms first 3 cases of coronavirus
Two of the patients recently returned from Italy
Japan immigration
Japan intensifies crackdown on student visa overstayers
Number of countries subject to stricter checks to increase tenfold
Economy
Nepal's new airport threatens 2.4m trees, angering greens
Government pushes on with $1.3bn project to handle flood of foreign tourists
